TORONTO, Jan. 9 /CNW/ -WHAT: Scotiabank, in partnership with Cricket Canada, will support
cricket at the grass roots level with the Cricket Canada
Scotiabank School Program (CCSSP). The program will initially
be offered in Greater Vancouver, Calgary and the Greater
Toronto Area to introduce elementary school students to the
game of cricket. The program will be launched in Abbotsford, BC
at an event at Eugene Reimer Middle School that will include a
cricket demonstration by Canadian National Team members.
In conjunction with the launch in Vancouver, a photo op will
take place in Toronto at the North Kipling Junior Middle School
during which students of the school, along with students from
North Albion Collegiate Institute, will have an opportunity to
play a quick game of cricket with members of Canada's National
Cricket team.
WHY: The popularity of cricket in the United Kingdom, India,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Guyana and the West Indies has carried
over into several of Canada's multicultural communities. The
CCSSP is designed to teach fundamental cricket skills while
helping children build teamwork and interpersonal skills that
will last a lifetime. The schools will be provided with
complimentary teacher training and equipment.
WHEN: Tuesday January 13, 2009
1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
WHERE: North Kipling Junior Middle School - Gymnasium
2 Rowntree Road, Toronto (just off Kipling Ave. between Finch
and Steeles)
WHO: Ben Sennik, President, Cricket Canada
Martin Vieira, Regional Development Manager, Americas,
International Cricket Council
Gulwant Bajwa, Second Vice President, Ontario Cricket
Association
Chick Kennedy, Athletic Director, Toronto District School
Board (TDSB)
John Hastings, Trustee, Ward 1-Etobicoke North, TDSB
Soo Wong, Ward 20-Scarborough-Agincourt, TDSB
Lesa Semcesen, Principal, North Kipling JMS
Jonathan Shoss, Principal, North Albion CI
Adil and Ammer Askary, Cricket Coaches, North Albion CI
Canadian National Cricket Team Members (Umar Bhatti, Captain,
Karun Jethi, Vice Captain, Pubudu Dassanayake, National Head
Coach)
Pankaj Mehra, Director, Multicultural Banking, Scotiabank
For further information: Patty Stathokostas, Scotiabank Public Affairs,
(416) 866-3625, patty_stathokostas@scotiacapital.com; Atul Ahuja, Chief
Executive Officer, Cricket Canada, (416) 898-7989,
atul.ahuja@telus.blackberry.net
